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Personal Injury & Medical Malpractice - August, 2021

221 articles

• Team Differences Block Class Cert. In NFL Painkiller Suit
• Calif. Court OKs $4M Verdict In Rehab Patient Suicide Suit
• NY Giants Want Judge To Hear GC's Taped 'Strangle' Remark
• Texas Doc Must Face Suit Over Alleged Assault Of Employee
• Ga. Jury Awards Parents $200M For Son's Boating Death
• Law360 MVP Awards Go To 182 Attys From 77 Firms
• What The Judiciary's Font Recommendations Can Teach Us
• How Firms Can Help Law Schools Leap Into The Future
• Vaccines, Tuition, Race: The Litigation On Law Schools' Radar
• 4 Ideas For Updating Law Schools Post-Pandemic
• Inside The 'Battleground For The Internet's Soul': Section 230
• Texas Hospital Slips Stroke Med Mal Due To Missing Doc List
• Ill. Court Reverses Insurer's Win In Crash Coverage Suit
• How Court Ruling, DOE Guidance Change DeVos' Title IX Rule
• Law360's Tort Report: Ex-'SNL' Actor Hit With Sex Assault Suit
• Feds Indict Louisiana Doc In $5.1M Opioid Fraud Scheme
• Sacklers Agree To Forgo Non-Opioid Ch. 11 Releases
• Ky. High Court Tosses Suit Over Injury At Horse Sale
• Insurer Asserts No More Coverage Due On $1B Crash Verdict
• Pueblo Wants Early Win In Casino Slip-And-Fall Venue Fight
• Notre Dame Football Hit With Latest Concussion Class Action
• New Fla. Rule Adds Barriers To Deposing High-Level Officers
• Ky. High Court Sinks Suit Over Kidney Transplant Trial
• Capitol Police Officers Sue Trump, Allies Over Riot
• Texas Negligence Case Holds Lessons For Construction Cos.
• Litigation Injunctions Extended In Mallinckrodt Ch. 11
• Judiciary Slams 'Intrusive' Workplace Misconduct Bill
• Netflix's '13 Reasons Why' Accused Of Spiking Child Suicides
• 8th Circ. Revives Juvenile Center Sex Assault Suit
• Chlorpyrifos Lawsuits, EPA Ban Signal Risk For Companies
• FisherBroyles Adds Ex-Weathington Litigator In Atlanta
• Purdue Ch. 11 Judge Says Sackler Releases Should Be Tighter
• 9th Circ. Slams Judge For Nitpicking Rape Survivor Testimony
• Mallinckrodt Says Letting Injunctions End Puts Ch. 11 At Risk
• Airbnb Says Mass. Woman Must Arbitrate Abduction Claim
• Nev. Jury Awards $38M Over Child's Death By Garbage Truck
• 8th Circ. Tosses Widower's Fatal Accident Coverage Suit
• NFL Can't Use CBA To Dodge Face Shield Suit, Ex-Player Says
• 6th Circ. Revives Suit Over J&J Unit's Pelvic Mesh
• Ga. Atty Says Top Trial Lawyer Broke Pact To Steal Clients
• Lewis Brisbois Adds Ex-Marshall Dennehey Insurance Pro
• 2 NY Attys Charged With Filing Fake Suits In Injury Scam
• 8th Circ. Backs Insurers' Win Over Boating Injury Coverage
• Fla. Jury Awards $1B To Family Of Big Rig Crash Victim
• Girardi Keese Owes More Than $101M, Trustee Says
• Calif. Jury Clears C.R. Bard Over Design Of Vein Filter Implant
• Florida Nursing Home Arbitration Ruling Tees Up Conflict
• SWAT Officer Tells Ill. Jury Defective Ammo Injured His Spine
• Ind. Grandma Has No Right To Sue Over Toddler's Drowning
• CAIR Tells Justices To Back Gitmo Detainee's CIA Subpoena
• J&J Must Face Ill. Pelvic Mesh Suit, 7th Circ. Says
• Activist Says Yahoo Must Face Suit For Deal Aiding His Arrest
• Zantac Makers, Retailers Urge Nix Of Medical Monitoring Class
• Ga. Justices Question Sam's Club Liability For Mattress Fall
• Suit Over Botched Hip Replacements Revived In Missouri
• Aviation Watch: Space Tourists Are In A Legal Vacuum
• Mass. Vet Home Head Says Elder Laws Don't Fit Virus Charges
• Imerys Gets OK For $6.2M Ch. 11 Property Acquisitions
• Ga. County Staff Freed From Suit Over Biker Hit By Tree
• How The 'Rocket Docket' Continues To Roar Through COVID
• Fla. Court Slashes $120M Verdict For Man Paralyzed In Crash
• No More Speeches, Settle This Ch. 11, Purdue Judge Urges
• Ex-MSC Cruises Crew Member's Injury Suit Must Be Arbitrated
• Ky. Basketball Coach Gets Immunity Over HS Player's Death
• McDermott Settles Asthma-Afflicted Contract Atty's Firing Suit
• Nursing Home Abuse Suits End With $16.25M Deal Approval
• Boy Scouts Victim Attys Seek Probe Of $1.3B Insurer Liability
• Pa. Justices' Medical Peer Review Decision Surprises Attys
• Feds Must ID Privileged Docs In Newborn Wrongful Death Suit
• Calif. Driver Gets $120M In Trial Marred By 'Discovery Abuse'
• Illinois Contractor Must Face Suit Over Manhole Fall Injuries
• Ga. Judge Defends Facebook Post Over Atlanta Spa Shootings
• Judge Urges Attention To Individual Stories In Purdue Ch. 11
• 11th Circ. Tosses COVID-19 Suit Against Carnival Cruise Unit
• Boy Scouts Ch. 11 Judge OKs $850M Victims Settlement Pool
• Finance Expert Allowed To Testify In Arcade Electrocution Suit
• Senators Want FTC Investigation Into Tesla Autopilot Ads
• Calif. High Court Clears Johnny Mathis In Worker Fall Suit
• Why A Missed Email Could Cost You Your Case
• NM Man Loses Constitutional Claims In Wrongful Arrest Suit
• Atty-Client Fee Deals Relevant In Arb. Rows, Ariz. Justices Say
• NFL, Player Can't Resolve Disability Suit Over Face Shield
• CenterPoint Asks Texas Justices To Reconsider PUC Purview
• Trampled Woman Can't Sue Rodeo Directors, 5th Circ. Says
• Smith & Nephew Owes Nothing In Hip Resurfacing Device Trial
• Ex-Purdue Chair Denies Blame For Opioid Crisis
• Judge Pushes Surfside On Condo Collapse Site Zoning Plan
• Apology Law Is Constitutional, Ariz. Appeals Court Finds
• PATH Worker Gets $2.3M For Railroad Spike Injury
• Pa. Justices Tighten Up Medical Peer Review Protections
• Hearing Ordered On Duplicate Counsel In Chiquita Terror MDL
• Sacklers Say They'll Fight Any Attempt To Foil Ch. 11 Releases
• NY Giants, GC Can't Nix 'Strangle' Threat Suit, Court Told
• Insurers Call Boy Scouts Del. Ch. 11 Schedules Unworkable
• Md. Jury Awards $35M In Med Mal Trial Over Birth Injury
• Insurer Isn't Required To Cover $30M Philly Balcony Collapse
• Consolidated Surfside Complaint Targets Condo Association
• U. Mich. Calls Suit Over Sex Assault Risk 'Utterly Meritless'
• Wawa, NJ Cleared From Suits Over Motorcycle Accidents
• NFL Concussion Deal Auditor Settles Firm's Hacking Claim
• Steps For Gov't Contractors As US Leaves Afghanistan
• These Law Firms Have The Most Diverse Equity Partnerships
• Blink-182, Concert Venue Escape Guard's Blinding Suit
• Insurer Warns Scouts' Del. Ch. 11 Deal Could Backfire Badly
• Bob Dylan Hit With Sexual Assault Claims From 1965
• Sackler Reps Say They Can't Sell Assets Without Releases
• Ex-Girardi Atty, Edelson Spar Over Contempt Testimony
• Union Pacific Tells Texas Panel To Trim Chemical Suit
• 9th Circ. Says US Immune To Claims Over Deadly Force Policy
• REC Marine Can't Escape Maritime Injury Suit, 5th Circ. Says
• US Gov't Wants Standing Rock Washout Death Suit Tossed
• Insurer Sues Fla. Firm Despite 'Serious Doubts' Of Malpractice
• Feds Launch Safety Probe Of Tesla's Autopilot System
• Law360's Diversity Snapshot: What You Need To Know
• Fla. Appeals Court Upholds $200K Sanctions Against 2 Firms
• Marilyn Manson Accuser Says Abuse Claims Not Time-Barred
• SoCal Edison Won't Face Criminal Charges For Woolsey Fire
• Ghislaine Maxwell Fails To Get New Charges Dropped
• Sacklers' Ch. 11 Releases Are Fair, Supporting States Say
• Insurers Press Boy Scouts On Groups Left Out Of Ch. 11 Deal
• Quad Amputee Wins New Trial After Nurse-Juror's Misconduct
• Cuomo Impeachment Inquiry Halted, Surprising Investigators
• George Clinton Fends Off Ex-Producer's Defamation Claims
• 5 Reasons Lawyers Often Fail To Secure Litigation Funding
• 6 Months Later, What To Know About The Texas Storm MDL
• Boy Scouts In Talks To Bring Troop Sponsors Into Ch. 11 Deal
• Judge Slams Nursing Home 'Machination' In COVID Death Suit
• Purdue's Ch. 11 Trial Opens With Attacks On Sackler Releases
• Live Nation Sued In Ill. Over Concertgoer's 'Knotfest' Death
• Despite Giuliani's Assertion, Lawyers Cannot 'Throw A Fake'
• Royal Caribbean Sanctioned For Missing Video In Death Suit
• 3M Again Denied New Trial In Earplug Suit After $1.7M Loss
• Ulmer & Berne Adds Commercial Litigator In Columbus
• Kaufman Dolowich Expands In Bay Area With Veteran Litigator
• Workers Get Say On Safety In McD's COVID-19 Lawsuit Deal
• It's Time To Upgrade Our Attorney Licensure Rules
• Calif. City To Pay $5.9M To End Deadly Police Restraint Suit
• Tribal Health Center Officials Urge End To Nurse's RICO Suit
• Insurers Want Access To Long Island Diocese's Ch. 11 Claims
• Insurer Wants $13B Surveillance Suit Halted In Ga. Court
• 11th Circ. Won't Scrub 'Pill Mill' Nurse's Convictions
• Restaurant Asks Ga. Court To Nix Suit Over 'Random' Murder
• NCAA Says It Can't Punish Baylor For Sexual Assault Scandal
• Mallinckrodt Asks For Another 3-Month Hold On Product Suits
• $120M Offer Emerges For Surfside Condo Tragedy Site
• Fla. Weighing Emotional Distress Claim In Cruise Rape Case
• Vaughan Baio Snags 9 From Goldberg Segalla, Grows In NY
• Ill. Hospital Cleared Of Liability For Surgeon In Death Suit
• Hochul Vows 'Turnover' In First Remarks After Cuomo Resigns
• Hiscox Needn't Defend Med Co. In $6.4M False Ad Suit
• Fluor Gets Win In Soldier's Suit Over Suicide Bombing
• Data-Based Predictions On Case Timelines After Pandemic
• Cuomo's Atty Previews Defense In Shot Across The Bow
• 9th Circ. Backs Ex-NFL Player In Disability Benefits Battle
• Hyatt Can't Get International Assault Claims Out Of Ill. Court
• Insurers Want No Part Of Pump Maker's Asbestos Injury Suits
• Ariz. Doctor's Defamation Suit Over 'Idiot' Comment Fails
• Congress' Bankruptcy Bills May Be Too Clumsy To Work
• Missed Email A 'Cautionary Tale' In Failed 5th Circ. Appeal
• The Big Picture: Andrew Cuomo's Fall From Grace
• Embracing ESG
• Benzene In Sunscreens Could Be The Next Big Toxic Tort
• Royal Caribbean Sails Past Slip-And-Fall Suit At 11th Circ.
• Effort By NHL Insurers To DQ Skadden, Proskauer Rejected
• Cuomo Resigns As Harassment Inquiries Ratchet Up
• Ex-Fox Pundit Must Face Defamation Claim In Sex Assault Suit
• Trucking Cos. Sued Over I-65 Inferno That Killed 8 Kids In Ala.
• 2nd Circ. Revives Suit Over Deadly Afghanistan Plane Crash
• Cuomo Ethics Atty Resigns After Harsh Diary Quoted By AG
• Pomerantz, Robbins Geller Ask to Lead E-Cig Investor Suit
• Seeking Presurgery Exams In NY Personal Injury Suit Defense
• Long Island Diocese Says Sexual Abuse Claims Exceed 150
• Monsanto Wants Ga. Justices To Rule On Widow's Timeliness
• Klinedinst Adds New Litigation Group, Expands To Nev. & Ariz.
• Purdue Allotted 10 Days For Ch. 11 Confirmation Trial
• Retention Is Key To Meaningful Diversity At Law Firms
• New NJ Fed. Rule On Litigation Funding Should Be Welcomed
• SPX Says Property Owners' New Suit Includes Old Claims
• Mexico's Suit Targets US Gun Industry's Liability Shield
• Pa. Court Pulls Nursing Home Death Suit Out Of Arbitration
• Surfside Condo Victims Fear Repairs May Spoil Evidence
• Insurer Must Defend Chemical Co. In Firefighting Foam MDL
• Utah Work Site Owners Must Face 'Take Home' Asbestos Suit
• Purdue Pharma Says Sackler Releases Are Vital To Ch. 11 Plan
• Woman Stripped Of US Citizenship For Money Laundering
• Deutsche, Danske Accused Of Financing Terrorism Overseas
• Challenge To DeVos-Era Sex Assault Rule Nixed — For Now
• 5th Circ. Kills Airline Workers' Hearing Loss Suit
• 2nd Circ. Told To Toss Law Firm's RICO Appeal
• Walmart Says Texas Mass Shooting Deposition Is Harassment
• Consultant's Insurers Sue To Deny Condo Collapse Coverage
• Bartender's Disability Suit Not Cut Off By Tenn. COVID-19 Law
• 8th Circ. Ruling Further Narrows Qualified Immunity
• Texas Case Boosts Defense Challenges To Medical Expenses
• Proposed Class Action Says Evangelist Used Gifts For Sex
• Widow Gets Another Shot At Asbestos Wrongful Death Claims
• Mexico Hits US Firearms Cos. With Suit Over Gun Violence
• Mo Brooks Doubles Down On Immunity Bid In Capitol Riot Suit
• Pizzeria Must Face Claims Its Marinara Temperature A Danger
• Boys & Girls Clubs Can't Escape Child Sex Abuse Claims
• Clinic Falsely Claimed To Be Federal Health Center, Suit Says
• Avoiding Unauthorized Practice Of Law In Remote Work
• NJ Justices Won't Let Jersey City Duck Fatal Crash Claims
• Cuomo Sexual Misconduct Report A Road Map For Lawsuits
• 8th Circ. Says Mental Health Not A Factor In Drug Deportations
• Philly Is Wrong Venue For Cancer Emissions Suit, Court Says
• Insurer Wants No Delay In USC Sex Harassment Coverage Suit
• Chemical Cos. Hit With Wrongful Death Suit Over Gas Leak
• Mass. Law Firms Can't Dodge Slip-And-Fall Coverage Row
• Great American Can't Duck Pressure Cooker Coverage Suit
• Thompson & Knight Health Care Team Leaves For Bracewell
• Biomet Fails To Escape Mo. Jury's $21M Hip Implant Verdict
• NJ Firm Sued By Ex-Client Over Med Mal Suit Loss
• Fresno Locals Get Class Cert. In Rusty Water Suit Against City
• Carnival Settles Suit Over Passenger's Heart Attack Death
• Ill. Court Cuts $4.7M Construction-Injury Judgment To $3.1M
• Shuttered Abbott Units Ink $160M Deal In FCA Case, DOJ Says
• Expert Would Not Have Saved Premature Birth Med Mal Suit
• 4 Restaurants Are One Employer, Mass. Appeals Court Says
• Calif. Shooting Victims' Suit May Bypass Gun Maker Immunity
• Snow Removal Contractor Can't Escape NJ Slip-And-Fall Suit